Census data

Population, households, age structure and ethnic composition from modern censuses.

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	38,654 people	58,268 people	68,759 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	35.5%	52.2%
Urban population	0 people	20,671 people	35,857 people
Male	19,433 people	29,714 people	34,787 people
Female	19,221 people	28,554 people	33,972 people
Households	6,898	12,098	18,153
Average household size	5.56	4.73	3.69

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	95 people	187 people	282 people
80–84	152 people	259 people	411 people
75–79	288 people	380 people	668 people
70–74	459 people	477 people	936 people
65–69	473 people	495 people	968 people
60–64	308 people	329 people	637 people
55–59	981 people	818 people	1,799 people
50–54	1,660 people	1,473 people	3,133 people
45–49	1,952 people	1,783 people	3,735 people
40–44	2,170 people	2,156 people	4,326 people
35–39	2,162 people	2,184 people	4,346 people
30–34	2,490 people	2,458 people	4,948 people
25–29	2,726 people	2,667 people	5,393 people
20–24	2,704 people	2,746 people	5,450 people
15–19	2,610 people	2,392 people	5,002 people
10–14	4,436 people	4,382 people	8,818 people
5–9	4,737 people	4,573 people	9,310 people
1–4	3,569 people	3,450 people	7,019 people
0	815 people	763 people	1,578 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	38 people	95 people	133 people
80–84	95 people	140 people	235 people
75–79	221 people	300 people	521 people
70–74	354 people	443 people	797 people
65–69	516 people	553 people	1,069 people
60–64	653 people	566 people	1,219 people
55–59	649 people	578 people	1,227 people
50–54	487 people	428 people	915 people
45–49	1,361 people	1,056 people	2,417 people
40–44	2,111 people	1,748 people	3,859 people
35–39	2,323 people	2,104 people	4,427 people
30–34	2,379 people	2,340 people	4,719 people
25–29	2,406 people	2,381 people	4,787 people
20–24	2,558 people	2,578 people	5,136 people
15–19	2,830 people	2,588 people	5,418 people
10–14	3,204 people	3,203 people	6,407 people
5–9	3,614 people	3,644 people	7,258 people
1–4	3,159 people	3,140 people	6,299 people
0	756 people	669 people	1,425 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	15 people	47 people	62 people
80–84	34 people	103 people	137 people
75–79	129 people	216 people	345 people
70–74	227 people	317 people	544 people
65–69	319 people	429 people	748 people
60–64	467 people	555 people	1,022 people
55–59	588 people	597 people	1,185 people
50–54	719 people	645 people	1,364 people
45–49	635 people	681 people	1,316 people
40–44	410 people	365 people	775 people
35–39	1,097 people	926 people	2,023 people
30–34	1,609 people	1,401 people	3,010 people
25–29	2,035 people	1,936 people	3,971 people
20–24	1,820 people	1,897 people	3,717 people
15–19	1,971 people	1,870 people	3,841 people
10–14	2,180 people	2,081 people	4,261 people
5–9	2,537 people	2,450 people	4,987 people
1–4	2,138 people	2,166 people	4,304 people
0	503 people	539 people	1,042 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan96.26%

66,186 people

Han2.24%

1,539 people

Hui1.23%

847 people

Salar0.11%

77 people

Tu0.08%

55 people

Mongol0.03%

22 people

Dongxiang0.02%

12 people

Tujia0.01%

8 people

Zhuang0.01%

4 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Bonan0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Methodology and sources

Figures are compiled from national statistical yearbooks, census publications and official regional statistics. Each table displays its reference year. Read the data sources page for details.

Data sources